Milk can



Nov. 26, 1935. WALKER 2,022,063

MILK CAN Original Filed May 11, 1952 L/AMEs WALKER Patented Nov. 26, 1935 James P. Walker, Maywood, Ill., assignor to Solar-Sturges Mfg. 00., Melrose Park, 111., a corporation of Illinois Original application May 11, 1932, Serial No. 610,550. Divided and this application February 10, 1933, Serial No. 656,050

3 Claims. (01. 220-71) obstructions marring the otherwise smooth surcylindrical surface 8 which is flush with the infaces of the breast and body and in addition terior surfaces of the skirt 6 and body 3, the providing seats for the reception of foreign matring I being counterbored on opposite ends of ter of a character having a corroding influence the surface 8 as shown at 9. This counterbore so that in a short time leaks arise and repairing is such that the surface thereof is snugly engaged 5 and retinning are found necessary to render the with the outer cylindrical surfaces of the skirt 6 same fit for use. and body 3, respectively, when the surface 8 of It is accordingly an object of the present inthe ring I is positioned flush with the inner survention to construct a milk can of such character faces of the skirt 6 and the body 3 as shown in that the above mentioned disadvantages will be Figure 2. 20 obviated at a low manufacturing cost. With the parts assembled as just mentioned,

Constructions of this character in the past the end portions I 0 of the ring I are welded at have had the further-disadvantage that they have I l to the skirt 6 and body 3, respectively, throughbeen seriously affected by the ordinary everyday out their circumference, thereby providing a wa- 5 abuse to which the cans are subjected in hanter and'moistureproof joint between the breast dling, and it is accordingly an object of the pres- 2 and body 3. The ring 1 may have any desired ent invention to provide means formingvaprocross-sectional shape, but is preferably substantective ring about the body of the can to resist tially semi-circular in cross-section as shown, deformation of the can by impacts againstthe thereby providing a protective portion for precan during handling of the same. venting marring and mutilation of the adjacent 3Q In accordance with the general features of the breast and body portions of the can from abuse; invention, the breast and body are not overlapped, With the parts connected as just described, but on the contrary are positioned somewhat the can is tinned inside and out as shown at l2 spaced apart, and a connecting ring placed therein the enlarged showing of Figure 2. It will be between and secured to the respective adjacent observed that the inner surface of the can as 35 parts of the breast and body by welding or the thus constructed is entirely uninterrupted, therelike, thereby presenting a continuous interior surby'obviating any tendency for moisture, foreign face, the inner and outer surfaces being subsematter or food to collect at any spot so that no quently tinned. corrosion and reduction in the life of the can 40 Other and further important objects of this can ensue and the can may be kept sanitary with- 40 invention will be apparent from the disclosures out difficulty. in the specification and the accompanying draw- The can may be made in any shape other than me. round without departing from the principles of This invention (in a preferred form) is illusthe invention, the breast and body parts being 5 trated in the drawing and hereinafter more preferably of sheet metal. fully described. 7 This application is a division of my copending On the drawing: 7 application entitled Milk can, Ser. No. 610,550,

Figure 1 is an elevational view of a milk can filed May 11, 1932, issued August 15, 1933, as or the like constructed in accordance with the Patent 'No. 1,921,247, and reissued January 22,

principles of the present invention. 1935, as Reissue Patent No. 19,442. 50

This invention has to do with milk cans and has for its object to provide a milk can of imufacture of milk cans to provide a breast and body which overlapped, the overlapping portions being riveted together and the inner and outer surfaces of the cans tinned. This construction has been found unsatisfactory for the reason that the edges of the overlapping portions constitute Figure 2 is an enlarged fragmentary half sectional view taken approximately in the plane indicated'by the line II-II in Figure 1.

Referring now more particularly to the drawing, wherein the same parts are designated throughout by the same reference characters, the can i is preferably made mainly of sheet metal and includes among other things a breast 2, a body 3 and a base construction indicated generally at 4. The breast 2 has a substantially conical portion 5 and a cylindrical skirt 6, the latter having the same diameter as the body 3, but being spaced therefrom as shown in Figure 2. For the purpose of uniting the skirt 6 with the body 3,

there is provided a ring 1 having an internal I am aware that many changes may be mad and numerous details of construction may be varied through a wide range without departing from the principles of this invention, and I, therefore do not purpose limiting the patent granted hereon otherwise than necessitated by the prior art.

I claim as my invention:

1. A milk can construction comprising a breast portion having a cylindrical skirt, a cylindrical can body, means interposed between the lower edge of said skirt and the upper edge of said body to provide an abutment for said edges and to retain the inner surfaces of said skirt and of said body in alined relation and to provide a double wall for said skirt and for the upper portion of said can body, said means comprising a ring having an interior flat face disposed flush with the alined inner surfaces of said skirt and of said can body, and being provided with an integrally formed and upwardly extendingcylindrical extension and with an integrally formed and downwardly extending cylindrical extension, upper extension being positioned to envelop said skirt, and said lower extension being positioned to envelop an upper portion of said can body, said cylindrical extensions being welded about their free edges to said skirt and to said can body, respectively, said ring having an outwardly extending rib providing a bumper for the assembled structure.

2. A milk can construction comprising a breast portion having a cylindrical skirt, a cylindrical can body, joint forming means interposed between the lower edge of said skirt and the upper edge of said can body to provide an abutment for said edges and to retain the interior surface of said skirt in alined relation with the interior surface of said can body, said joint forming means said comprising a ring having an interior flat face disposed flush with the alined interior surfaces of said skirt and body, and being provided with integrally formed and oppositely directed cylindrical extensions engaging the outer surface of said skirt and of said can body, respectively, said cylindrical extensions being welded about their free ends tosaid skirt and can body, respectively, and a bumper adapted to protect the assembled breast portion and can body at the joint, said bumper comprising an enlarged and outwardly extending central portion of said ring.

3. A milk can comprising a cylindrical can body, a ring seated on the upper edge of said can body and having an interior fiat face disposed substantially flush with the interior surface of said can body, a breast portion for said can seated at'its lower edge on said ring, means retaining said breast, and said ring, and said can body in alined and assembled relation, said means comprising a pair of oppositely directed and integrally connected cylindrical extensions of said ring positioned in overlying engagement with the exterior surfaces of the lower end of said breast portion and of the upper end of said can body, respectively, said cylindrical extensions being welded at their free ends to said breast portion and to said can body, respectively, and bumper means adapted to protect the aforesaid parts in their assembled relation, said bumper means comprising an outwardly extending rib formed integral with said ring and positioned intermediate said extensions.

JAMES P. WALKER. 

